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Apple’s fourth iOS 27 developer beta has arrived with a revealing mix of Siri AI onboarding changes, expanded voice options, revised Liquid Glass effects, refreshed AirPods controls, and code that may point toward a future dual-battery iPhone. Released on July 20, 2026, the update is less about...

Apple’s iOS 27 public beta is now available, but BGR’s July 19 rundown is a useful reminder that “public” does not mean production-ready. The release is intended for broad testing ahead of the final iOS 27 rollout, not for the iPhone that handles a user’s work calls, authentication apps, travel...

Apple is not simply bolting more generative AI onto the existing Siri in iOS 27. At WWDC26, Apple described “Siri AI” as an entirely new version of its assistant, powered by the next generation of Apple Intelligence and designed to work across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro...

Apple’s iOS 27 public beta adds a dedicated Siri app to the iPhone Home Screen, turning the voice assistant into a persistent, chat-style service rather than something accessed only through a button, voice prompt, or system overlay. As reported by 9to5Mac, the new app keeps a history of Siri...

WhatsApp is testing a green online-status dot for selected Android and iPhone beta users in July 2026, with the indicator appearing on a contact’s profile photo inside the chat info screen when that person is actively using the app. The change was first tracked by WABetaInfo and has since been...